Austin Music Minute

September 28, 2022

Love & Algorhythms

The world was just beginning to shut down due to the pandemic as Seratones returned home from their Power tour. The only way the band was able to work on new music was through Zoom sessions. Yet over the course of lockdowns and limitations, and dark moments both collective and internal, the energy coming from […]

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September 27, 2022

Here Comes the Zoo

Though Local H has typically been associated with ’90s post-grunge, they never lost their signature sound moving into the 2000s. As Good As Dead (1996) may be one of their most lauded albums, but Here Comes the Zoo (2002) marked a pivotal moment for the band “that would determine whether or not Local H was […]

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September 26, 2022

The Cosmic Chaos

Perhaps you were there that fateful day at Mueller Lake Park, March 25, 2022. Rock the Park was in full swing with the abstruse anomaly we know and lurve, Andrew Cashen. The music superb, the vocals fantastique, and…then there was the matter of possibly sending some people into cardiac arrest because Cashen began climbing part […]

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September 24, 2022

Awaken the Heart

The Austin Music Minute‘s introduction to the artistry of Iram Reyes began with Ex Romantika. As band leader and trumpet player, Reyes turned up the horns and ignited the Latin funk fire on their multiple releases, including the band’s first LP, Latin Funk Konnection. They also drew national attention with their NPR All Songs Considered […]

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September 23, 2022

Engine Fly

This is, hands down, the one-two-three knockout this weekend. Three KUTX-featured artists are taking over Germania Insurance Amphitheater tomorrow, Saturday Sept. 24: If you haven’t guessed by now, Khruangbin is a trio of magical beings from outer space. In their earthly forms, bassist Laura Lee, guitarist Mark Speer and drummer Donald Johnson are a Houston […]

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September 22, 2022

It’s Only Natural

Just ahead of their forthcoming LP It’s Only Natural out this December via Feels So Good Records, ATX garage rockers The Bad Lovers have got two new singles to sink your fangs into: The laid back Lone Star ‘n’ Clamato savory sonidos of “Michelada River,” and jagged hip-shake rocker out this Friday, “Throwin’ Stones” (the […]

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September 21, 2022

Back Down Home

Some would say it’s all in the strings, and they’re not wrong. But country-folk/bluegrass master Tony Kamel has the vocals to match. The frontman of Grammy-nominated Wood and Wire is also a standout solo artist, with an album like Back Down Home bringing the Texas Gulf Coast vibes the Houston-born songwriter knows so well. The […]

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September 20, 2022

Does It Matter

The conversation is the eternal loop with no resolution. What’s the matter? Nothing’s the matter… But you can almost feel the tension and dejectedness on Kiki Machine‘s recent single “Matter,” featured on today’s AMM. The sweet vocals belie the frustration brewing beneath the surface. The Austin-based pop outfit took some time this month to solely […]

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